Patches is a sweet, lovable Smooth Fox Terrier Mix.
He had been adopted out about a month ago, but our sweet Patches was returned to our rescue through no fault of his own. We feel it is important to tell his story.
Patches was adopted by a family that lives on a farm with a flock of turkeys, and we made sure prior to his adoption that the new family realized they would have to supervise and train Patches to respect and understand that the turkeys are not play things. Unfortunately, this advice was not taken to heart by all members of the family, and he was let out loose, unsupervised and with access to the flock. And, he did what almost ANY dog would do. So, yes, some of the turkeys died.
Patches is not to blame for this; the ignorance or naivety of his humans is the cause; but instead of acknowledging their error and their failure to take seriously the responsibility of supervising and training a new dog, they chose instead to make Patches the scape-goat.
Patches is a wonderful sweet 8 month old, neutered male who, despite this lack of responsibility on the part of some members of the family, still was trained to sit and lay down on command. He takes his treats very gently and knows where to go when it is time to eat. He is house trained and just a very lovable young man, who simply wants the chance he deserves to be a part of a warm and loving family.
Since coming back to his foster home, he took about thirty minutes to get reacquainted with his foster brothers and sisters and renew his place there. He gets along with everyone, both human and canine, and loves to be outdoors running and playing in the big fenced in yard. He listens well and pays attention when spoken to. This is a young man who deserves a wonderful forever home, with people who are truly committed to him and will not turn their backs on him if he does something that any dog might do at any time. Patches is also UTD on his shots, neutered and potty trained.
Thank you so much for your consideration of this handsome, sweet and very lovable young man who will make a great addition to any deserving family.
If you are interested in adopting Patches, please register on our website www.safeatlast.net. When you receive your password on your email account, please log back on the our website with your username and password to complete the online adoption application (under Forms/Applications, on the lefthand side of our homepage). We will be in touch by email once we have your application to commence the review process. Our process is very straightforward, but it does involve a phone interview, reference checks and a home assessment. An adoption fee of $350 also applies.
Please, if you are interested, you must first complete the online adoption application. AFTER you have completed the application, if you have questions, please email us at info@safeatlast.net.
Thank you for choosing rescue and for helping us save shelter pets, one life at a time.
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